Education and schools - first magazine for councillors

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Council-maintained schools outperform academies

Schools that stay with their council have continued to outperform those that converted to academies, research commissioned by the LGA has revealed.

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Councils ‘need more powers’ on school attendance

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has reiterated calls for councils to be given powers to ensure that children who are missing school don’t slip through the net.

The best start in life

by The Editorial Team

The LGA is prioritising the Schools Bill in its parliamentary work.

Maintained schools ‘outperforming academies’

by The Editorial Team

Council-maintained schools are outperforming academies, new research for the LGA reveals.

MAT powers for councils

by The Editorial Team

Councils will be given powers to set up their own multi-academy trusts, following many years of campaigning by the LGA.

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Education to employment

by Councillor Kevin Bentley and Councillor Anntoinette Bramble

No young person should be left behind when it comes to training and jobs.

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Millions ‘could be lost’ from school budgets

by The Editorial Team

A total of £118 million for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets in England this year because of a government change in how this funding is calculated, new LGA analysis shows.

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Schools’ return is ‘first step’ out of lockdown

by The Editorial Team

As first was going to press, schools in England were preparing for the return of all pupils from 8 March, as part of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown.

‘Catch-up’ education programme needs rethink

by The Editorial Team

Education inequalities and learning gaps have been exacerbated by the pandemic to such an extent that they are unlikely to be solved by a quick “catch-up” initiative, the LGA has warned.

Schools closed and exams dropped

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has praised the work of school leaders and councils in switching overnight to remote learning for pupils, after the latest lockdown was announced on 4 January.